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Did you know that Hayabusa's 22.7 average came from a left-hand door?
posted: Jun 25th, 2008 There are still a few scores missing of last weekend's 4-way competitions in the USA and Europe, and it is already a new participation record. 80 teams are currently listed on last weekend's leaderboard, which is significantly higher than at any other meet weekend in the NSL history. However, it was not only a weekend of record participation. The quality of the international field and the scores were on a world-class level, as well. The field of 32 AAA Class teams included six national teams who will compete at the World Meet 2008, which begins in 45 days: Airspeed Odyssey (USA), Hayabusa Defence... (more)

Did you know that Airspeed Odyssey opened the meet with a very strong statement?
posted: Jun 24th, 2008 The first meet videos of last weekend's outdoor competition at the Paraclete XP Money Meet 2008 have now been uploaded. They launch a new series of exciting NSL-TV videos. The three top teams in Raeford, Airspeed Odyssey, Golden Knights and Perris Fury, posted world-class scores round by round. Airspeed Odyssey jumped from the right-hand door of the Pilatus Porter and showed clearly that exits and subterminal moves are no issue any longer. The US national team posted five sole highscores, tied the highscores in three rounds and lost only two rounds compared to all teams currently on the AAA... (more)

Did you know that Jim Rees was judging at the Ranch while Mass Defiance competed in Raeford?
posted: Jun 23rd, 2008 The NSL News will begin with the follow up of the Paraclete XP Money Meet 2008 very soon, including a lot of meet videos. In the meantime, last weekend's scores from several events at different locations in the USA and Europe are still coming in and are being added to the new leaderboard. The latest update came from the Blue Sky Ranch. One judge of a new generation of USPA judges, which includes top and former competitors as Christy Frikken, Chris Farina, Steve Miller, was making his first meet experiences at the second RSL meet of the 2008 season. (more)

Did you know that NSL-TV presents the three top teams with Round 5 in the tunnel?
posted: Jun 21st, 2008 NSL-TV has uploaded a special treat for the 4-way fans and the general audience. Round 5 of the indoor competition at the Paraclete XP Money Meet 2008 had the fastest sequence (H-9-F-M) of both events in Raeford. (more)

Did you know that the Paraclete XP meet has an indoor and an outdoor part?
posted: Jun 20th, 2008 The scores of the Russian Nationals 2008 on the front page have already been replaced by new results. However, the Russian teams still completed the 10-round meet after several delays. The Sky Panthers saved a 4-point lead over the finish line and qualified as the Rusian national 4-way team 2008 with a 24.3 average. The Paraclete XP Money Meet 2008 began with the first part of the event, the indoor competition that runs parallel with the outdoor event. It is a special situation in Raeford since the outdoor competition has been upgraded to a 2nd category event of the Fédération Aéronautique... (more)

Did you know that new NSL-TV videos feature teams from Sweden, UK and Ireland?
posted: Jun 19th, 2008 The Russian Nationals 2008 are still on a hold after four rounds, and NSL-TV goes back to the May 31 and June 7 meet weekends in the meantime. Both events offered the opportunity to watch videos of two more national teams. The first competition in Sweden this year on May 31 brought the attention back to a Swedish team that was introduced by the NSL News on 13 February 2008. Blue Spirits had competed at the FSL Shamrock Showdown 2008 and opened the 2008 season with a 13.1 average after ten rounds in DeLand. The expected Swedish national team of 2008 lifted up the scoring average to 14.8 at the... (more)